shaping the future of the professional workforce moderatorsthis highly interactive breakout forum...

Shaping the Future of the

Professional Workforce

Meg Lassarat CFO & Senior Vice President

Universal Pegasus International

Jorge Vanegas Dean, College of Architecture

Texas A&M University

Moderators

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This highly interactive breakout forum will

enable participants to explore and discuss

the current challenges and future

opportunities associated with the supply

and demand sides of the professional

workforce entering the capital projects

industry.

Forum Goals

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The supply chain of the professional

workforce is a critical element of flawless

capital project execution, and also, in

addressing the needs for (1) increased

numbers of new talented men and women

in the workforce; and (2) higher levels of

quality of their skills and abilities.

Forum Goals (cont.)

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Strengthening this supply chain is an

imperative that must be urgently

addressed through higher levels of

collaboration and dialogue between

Industry and Academia.

Forum Goals (cont.)

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Let’s start with a question…

Shaping the Future of the Professional Workforce

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• When was the last time any of you had a

meaningful discussion with an

Academic on Industry needs?

1. Within the last six months

2. Within the last year

3. Within the last 5 years

4. Never really have, or cannot remember

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The Education Supply

Chain


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The Total Education Supply Chain Pipeline

Workforce (Professional & Non-Professional) Grey

4 Yr. University (Bachelors Programs)

Graduate Programs (Masters)

Doctoral Programs

Post-Doctoral Programs

Pre–K

High School

2 Yr. College

Minors;

Certificates; Accreditations;

Professional & Continuing

Education Courses, Seminars,

& Workshops; Massive Open

Online Courses (MOOCs); Life

Long Learning…

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The Focus of this ECC Initiative




Doctoral Programs


Pre–K

High School

2 Yr. College

Capital

Projects

Industry

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• Among others, the Capital Projects

Industry has two critical needs that

Academia must satisfy, as the primary

supplier of the professional workforce

entering the industry:

How can academia increase the input,

volume, flow, and output of professionals

within the education pipeline?

How can academia increase their quality? (knowledge, skills, abilities, proficiencies, mastery,

mindsets, and life long learning attributes)

Two Challenges for Academia 11

But, do we really know what

“quality of the professional

workforce” means?…


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• What are the ideal attributes, characteristics,

and expectations of a new graduate entering

the Capital Projects Industry today, based on

your experience, and from the corporate

point of view of your company?

• We will follow a process in small groups:

Quiet Time – write down your thoughts

Round Robin – read your ideas within the group, one at

a time, and discuss briefly after everyone has done it

Selected Share – selected presentations to the whole

group

Facilitated Interactive Activity No. 1 (Input Sheet No. 1)

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And now, to give us an

example of innovative

practices in preparing the

professional workforce from

an Industry perspective, let us

introduce our first panelist…


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Sharon Paul Group Talent Officer

Kentz Engineers & Constructors

Panelist 1 – Industry

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The Experience at


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History of Strong Growth

CAGR 2007-2012

Revenue 23%

Backlog 30%

$0

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Revenue & Backlog ($ m)

Revenue Backlog

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Global Reach 19

Industry & Academic Collaboration

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Our Business Case for Change

To resource future projects

To obtain academic

excellence from an

accredited institution

To have real work application

To incorporate our strategies

To support our global

structure and focus on team

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Why Nottingham Trent University?

No. 1 in the UK for work- based learning and degrees

No. 1 in the UK for number of Professional Doctorates in Business

No. 3 in the UK for undergraduate applications

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Why Nottingham Trent University?

No. 4 in UK for no. of

student placements

First to design and deliver

an in-company degree

programme

Industry proven

construction school

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http://www.ntu.ac.uk/

• Kentz stakeholders and NTU Faculty collaboratively built a custom program

• Kentz Senior Management to participate.

• Determined locations for delivery

• Designed to maximize teamwork

Program Design 24

• Class projects linked to our strategic objectives and challenges.

• Modules include soft skill development

• Iterative program design to meet our changing requirements

Program Design 25

Kentz NTU Programme

Diploma in Management & Leadership

Management

Fundamentals

Leading People

Managing and Leading

Strategic Change

Strategy in Action

MSc in Management & Leadership

Business Research

Methods

International & Global

Business Management

Hi Potential Employees

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Strategic Projects

Safety Culture Asset Management

Employer Branding Project Execution

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Classroom Environment

4 Cohorts

64 Students

11 Countries

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Building Global Relationships

Teamwork

Action Learning

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Continuous Improvement

Feedback

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• Realigned MSc criteria to link to high potential program

• Added soft skills and behavioral classes to Modules

• Delivered Regional Modules in academic environment

• Incorporated strategic areas of focus into the modules

• Consistent global content and delivery for soft skills training in regions outside of the program

Continuous Improvement

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Thank you, Sharon!

Are there any questions for

Sharon at this time?

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And now, to give us an

example of innovative

practices from an Academic

perspective, let us introduce

our second panelist…


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Simaan Abourizk Professor and Canada Research Chair in Operation Simulation

University of Alberta

Panelist 2 – Academia

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Academic Perspective:

The Experience at the

University of Alberta

Department of Civil and

Environmental Engineering

Hole School of Construction Engineering

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Academic Perspective: University of Alberta




Doctoral Programs


Pre–K

High School

2 Yr. College

Our Focus University of Alberta:

Construction Engineering

and Management Program

Training of MSc, PhD, Post Docs

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Hole School of Construction Engineering: Built upon University-Industry Collaboration

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University

NSERC

Industry

Hole School of Construction Engineering

Highly Qualified Personnel

Technologies

Knowledge Transfer

• 6 faculty

• 6 staff

• 80 Grad students

• 35 companies

• Knowledge

• Projects

• Funding $

• Oversight

• QA/QC

• Funding $

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Growth of the program and the role of industry played

2004

Program named

Hole School of

Construction

Engineering

Industrial

Research Chair

established;

1986 1990

Program

begins with 2

faculty

2012

• Lobbies

University,

• raises funds

to establish

program

Graduate

Program

established

• Engaged in

setting up

program,

• Funding

research,

• Defining

problems and

• Participating in

lectures

• Works with

University to apply

for prestigious

Industrial Research

Chair;

• 6 major companies

involved

• Provides 50% of

funding and NSERC

covers 50% funding

1997

• Significant

Donations from

individuals/famil

ies in the

construction

business.

• 20 companies

involved in the

partnership

• 16 more

companies

added to the

partnership

• Significant

support from

industry

towards

teaching and

research.

3 Industrial

Research

Chairs/

2 Major CRDs

Canada

Research

Chair

awarded 2002

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Teaching

Course Name Industry Involvement

Project Management Case studies, guest lecturers. Mentoring

faculty

Construction Administration Offered by a practitioner from Industry

Information Management in Construction Case studies, database deployments in

industry

Construction Law Offered by a practitioner from Industry

Advanced Planning and Control – Linear

Construction

Faculty work with companies on learning about

planning and control.

Industry projects used as case studies

Design and Analysis of Construction

Operations

Projects are selected from industry for

operations improvement by students

Productivity Improvement Projects are selected from industry for

operations improvement by students

Quantitative Risk Analysis Students from this course established a

leading risk analysis company.

Best Practices in Construction Management Practicing professionals take the course along

with students. Jointly work on projects.

Construction Equipment and Methods Field trip to sites and industry-based projects

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Research Activity -5 year cycle

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Industrial Research Chair in Construction Engineering and Management

Industrial Research Chair in the Industrialization of Building Construction

Industrial Research Chair in Strategic Construction Modelling and Delivery

Planning and Control of Industrial Construction and Mainetenance Projects

Decision Support in Construction Projects

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• Integrated Simulators for Construction:

COSYE

HSCE Research Examples

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• Best Practices Projects

HSCE Research Examples

Absenteeism Tracking Tool

External Issues 15% Interpersonal

Relationships 2%

Personal Issues 60%

Project Management

and Supervision

12%

Work/Job Conditions

11%

Proportion of Causes of Absence

Skills Development Tool for

Construction Trades Foremen

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1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Safety

QA/QC

Leadership and Supervision

Employee Relations

Planning and Scheduling

Administration

RADAR DIAGRAMComparison Between Group Evaluations and Company's Overall Mean

Foreman's Mean Self Evaluation

Supervisors' and Peers' Mean Evaluation

Crew Members' Mean Evaluation

Company's Overall Mean

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1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Safety

QA/QC

Leadership and Supervision

Employee Relations

Planning and Scheduling

Administration

RADAR DIAGRAMComparison Between Group Evaluations and Company's Overall Mean

Foreman's Mean Self Evaluation

Supervisors' and Peers' Mean Evaluation

Crew Members' Mean Evaluation

Company's Overall Mean

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Benefits of Collaboration

University Industry NSERC

• Strong program

attracts top

scholars

• Superior

research output

• Endowments

• Research

funding

• High quality

personnel

• Networking with

academics and

other industry

companies

• Targeted, usable

research outcomes

• Technologies,

improvements, best

practices

• Successful research

funding with

measureable

outputs

• Developing critical

mass in research

area to improve

competitiveness

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•How can industry address the

current challenges and future

opportunities associated with the

supply and demand sides of the

professional workforce entering the

capital projects industry?

The Challenge

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• Collaboration on joint research projects

• Opening doors for research projects undertaken by students

• Encouraging and supporting undergrads to pursue MSc degrees

• Work with academia on course development and delivery

Initiatives proven to have worked

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Thank you, Simaan!

Are there any questions for

Simaan at this time?

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So, what tangible actions

could we take in shaping the

future of the professional

workforce for the Capital

Projects Industry?…


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• From the corporate point of view of your

company, and based on your opinion and

your reaction to the two presentations from

our panelists, two questions to shape the

professional workforce for our industry:

If you had the power and the means to do so,

what 3 things would you change in

academia?

If you had the power and the means to do so,

what 3 wishes do you have for academia?

• We will follow the same process in small groups (Quiet Time, Round Robin, Selected Share)


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• Based on what we have heard and discussed

about changes in, and wishes for, academia in

shaping the professional workforce for our

industry, if you had an academic audience

composed of administrators and faculty:

What would you ask them?

What would you tell them?

• We will follow the same process in small groups (Quiet Time, Round Robin, Selected Share)


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In closing, our goal is…


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To Close the Gap between Industry & Academia

CAPITAL

PROJECTS

INDUSTRY

ACADEMIA

Professional

Workforce

GAP

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CAPITAL

PROJECTS

INDUSTRY

ACADEMIA

Professional

Workforce

GAP

To Close the Gap between Industry & Academia

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Stay tuned…

Thank you!


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